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JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
Feature: Lakewood Football Welcomes Back Peako “Rocky” Tautai
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a simple story from the Bible about forgiveness and acceptance. A son leaves his family and quickly squanders his fortune, but when he returns home his father welcomes him back without judgment or punishment. Peako “Rocky” Tautai is Lakewood football’s version of the Prodigal Son this season. After […]
High School Football Preview: Millikan vs. Lakewood
There’s a little extra juice added to the Donice Hamilton Trophy rivalry game tonight between Lakewood and Millikan. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan. Lakewood decided not to play Millikan for the Hamilton Trophy during the rescheduled season earlier this year. That didn’t go over well with the Rams. “We’re fired up and […]
Feature: Wilson’s Josh Scott Turns To Football After Losing Dad To COVID-19
Like so many people around the world, Wilson senior wide receiver Josh Scott lost a loved one to the COVID-19 pandemic. His father, Joseph, passed away in January, just a month after going to the hospital. Josh and his family only got to visit Joseph once, the day before he died, and they didn’t even […]
PODCAST: Community Reeling After Shooting Near Millikan
This week we’re talking about the shooting near Millikan High. 02:00 Reaction to shooting near Millikan HS 29:30 Long Beach high school football update
Long Beach State Notebook: Women’s Soccer On Winning Streak
Lena Silano had a week to remember for Long Beach State women’s soccer. On Thursday, Silano scored both goals in the 2-1 Big West Conference opening win over UC San Diego at George Allen Field, including the game-winner with one second left on the clock. Then on Sunday, she scored the first goal against Hawaii […]
Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Beats Hawaii
Lena Silano, Kayla Cannon and Alyssa Reyes scored for Long Beach State women’s soccer in a 3-1 win over Hawaii on Sunday night at George Allen Field. Silano opened the scoring off a Maddy Perez corner kick in the 18th minute for her seventh goal of the season. Silano is now threatening Nadia Link’s single […]
Young Drivers Dominate 47th Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach
The 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was a youth movement on Sunday as 21-year-old Colton Herta won the 47th running of the race and 24-year-old Alex Palou won the NTT IndyCar Series championship by finishing fourth in the season finale. Palou is the seventh youngest IndyCar champion in just his second season as […]
LIVE UPDATES: Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach Hosts IndyCar Championship
The rescheduled 2021 Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach is successfully back on the downtown street course and it will be the site of the NTT IndyCar Series championship today. Support The562.org A dramatic qualifying round on Saturday ended with two-time NTT IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske sitting on the pole. He led […]
Football: Long Beach City College Can’t Catch San Diego Mesa
San Diego Mesa gave Long Beach City College every chance to take the game on Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. But in return, LBCC made a plethora of miscues to give it right back in a 45-34 defeat. “It’s incredibly disappointing to see the sloppiness that we still have four games in,” LBCC coach […]